Alfke Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Alfke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany991:813,18659,527
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Alfke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alfke Come From? nationality or country of origin

Alfke occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,181,191st most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. The last name Alfke occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Alfke are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 813,186. In Germany Alfke is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 76 percent live, Bremen, where 12 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Alfke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alfke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alfke last name grew 740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alfke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alfke surname are 27.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.91% being registered with the party.

The amount Alfke earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.09% less than the national average, earning $31,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning $53,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfkey91245/
Galfke914/
Alfkeh912/
Alfk890/
Alfkeer831/
Alfky80492/
Alfki8029/
Alfqe801/
Alfks801/
Elfke800/
Alfka800/
Oelfke73735/
Elfkey73613/
Elfkei734/
Alfkiy731/
Alwker731/
Olfkea730/
Alvåker676/
Albk675/
Alfc671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alfke
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